pyannote.audio
Know who spoke when
Speech (STT / TTS)Speaker diarizationMITRuns locallyPythonIntermediate
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What is pyannote.audio?
pyannote.audio segments audio by speaker, answering "who spoke when" — the missing piece that turns a transcript into a usable meeting record.
Why people choose pyannote.audio
- State-of-the-art speaker diarization
- Pairs perfectly with Whisper
- Pretrained models available
pyannote.audio at a glance
| Category | Speech (STT / TTS) |
| Type | Speaker diarization |
| License | MIT |
| Runs locally | Yes |
| Built with | Python |
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Best for | meeting transcripts with several speakers |
Latest releases
Open-source alternatives to pyannote.audio
Other open-source speech (stt / tts) tools worth comparing:
WhisperOpenAI's open speech-to-text baseline
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WhisperXWhisper plus word timestamps and diarization
PiperFast, local neural text-to-speech
Coqui TTSDeep-learning TTS with voice cloning
BarkText-to-audio with voices and effects
F5-TTSZero-shot voice cloning that actually convinces
KokoroTiny 82M TTS with astonishing quality
whisper.cppWhisper in pure C/C++, runs anywhere
OpenVoiceClone a voice and control its emotion
StyleTTS 2Human-level speech synthesis
Silero VADDetect speech in audio, instantlypyannote.audio head-to-head
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FAQ
Is pyannote.audio free?
pyannote.audio is free and open-source (MIT license), so you can use, self-host and modify it at no cost.
Can I run pyannote.audio locally?
Yes. pyannote.audio is designed to run on your own machine or server, keeping your data private.
What is the best alternative to pyannote.audio?
Popular open-source alternatives include Whisper, faster-whisper, WhisperX. See the comparisons above to choose.
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